I actually find swimming very relaxing. I like to go before work because then by the time I get to work I'm wide awake and ready for anything. But at the same time it is really tough to get up so early and this time of year it's pitch dark when I leave for the gym. So I have been blowing off some swim workouts lately, too.

Can you think of a way to make the workouts more fun -- maybe by trying things you haven't done before? Try a new stroke or work on something you enjoy even if it's not necessarily going to benefit you for triathlon. For example, I luv diving in, so sometimes I dive in (the deep end) before and after my workout. Maybe even make it a mini-triathlon by getting on the bike afterwards and riding straight from the pool if you can. Or even a piece of dark chocolate has been known to get me to the pool.